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G. H. TILLMEYER & G. W. BOLTON.

PORTABLE RAOK POR'SGALES.

No; 329,100. Patented Oct. 2'7, 1885.

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' UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

CHARLES H. TILLMEYER AND GEORGE W. BOLTON, OF MILWAUKEE, VVIS- CONSIN;SAID BOLTON ASSIGNOB TO SAID TILLMEYEB.

PORTABLE RACK FOR SC'ALES.

SPECIPICATION'Iorming part of Letters Patent No. 329,100, dated October2'7, 18

Application filed June 16, 1885. Serial No. 168,849. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. TILL- MEYER and GEORGE W. BOLTON, ofMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented a new and useful Portable Scale-Back; and we do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of saidinvention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters or figures of reference marked there on, which form a part ofthis specification.

Our inventio11to be hereinafter distinctly claimedis of a portable rackto be used on platform-scales. This rack is intended for use withplatform-scales to receive and hold articles to be weighed which arebulky and not otherwise conveniently supported on the scales.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of ourinvention resting on the platform of the scales and in position for use.Some of the bars are broken away, showing other parts of the device.Fig. 2 is an end view of the rack folded up and removed from the scales.

The same letters refer to like parts in both the views.

This rack consists of two series, A and B, of parallel bars, a a a and bb I), with alternate spaces between the bars, which spaces are of thesame width as the Width of the bars, and are intended and adapted forthe reception and interlacing of the respective bars of the two parts ofthe rack. These bars in each of the two parts A and B, at their outerends, are

attached together by a rod, a, passing crosswise through their ends, thebars being separated from each other by blocks (1 d between them. Attheir inner ends the bars of the two parts A and B, except the outsidebars, a a and b b, interlace and pass alternately by each other, and arepivoted together by a rod, 6, passing crosswise through them, on whichrod they swing as on a pivot. The outside bars, a and b, are opposite toeach other, re 5 spectively, in the parts A and B, and terminateopposite to the pivotal rod 0, and are hinged together there.

Vhen not in use, the rack may be folded together (swinging on the rod 6)and conveniently removed. Orosswise of the bars, on the under side ofeach of the two seriesAand B, are the downwardly-extendingsupportingblocks ff. The block f is rigid on the bars a a, while theblock f is movably and adj ustably attached, by means of the set-screwsg g, to the bars in series B, having an outward and inward movementthereon; but both blocks f and f may be made movable and adjustable,

if desired. Each of these blocks is provided with a rigiddownwardly-extending and inwardly-bent arm, t, forming a groove, j,adapted to receive the edge of the platform 7c of the scales h. The rackis supported on the scales by resting on these blocks f and f, and theedge of the platform is clasped and the rack held thereto by the bentarms t 1'.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The bipartite scale-rack constructed of parallel bars, the two partsinterlacing with each other and pivoted together by a cross-rod, andhaving supportingblocks provided with clasps for grasping and retainingthe rack on the scales, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we afifix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES H. TILLMEYER. GEORGE WV. BOLTON. WVitnesses:

O. T. BENEDICT, M. J. ScHrNNEE.

